Pro Tip: Get Reliable 911 Emergency Service With A Plain Old Landline Telephone

Even in this era of wireless mobile phones, the good old landline may still have one interesting advantage over them: Using a landline to call 911 means the emergency operator will instantly know exactly where you are located, and will dispatch emergency services immediately. By contrast, mobile phones may or may not provide an exact… Continue reading Pro Tip: Get Reliable 911 Emergency Service With A Plain Old Landline Telephone

Free Notification Sounds

I’ve created three original sound effects for use as notifications on your phone/device. I designed them to sound neutral, non-musical, and unobtrusive while still being recognizable as notifications. I created these because I didn’t like any of the included notification sounds on my new phone–they were all way too aggressive, up-front, and distracting. Download them… Continue reading Free Notification Sounds

Rethinking My Studio Layout, Part 3: New Desk Finished

Continuing from Part 2 of this series, I finally have photos of the new desk. Actually it has been finished for awhile now, but I’ve been reluctant to show photos of it because my studio space is nowhere near final. So, don’t mind the clutter: There are a lot of things I like about this… Continue reading Rethinking My Studio Layout, Part 3: New Desk Finished

Rethinking My Studio Layout, Part 2: A Quick Desk Update

Continuing my previous post about this topic, I have designed a new music production desk, and I’ve started to build it. While I don’t have any drawings or graphics to show you (because my brain is weird and I tend to design things purely mentally), I’ll describe what I’ve decided to do and why. Hopefully,… Continue reading Rethinking My Studio Layout, Part 2: A Quick Desk Update

The Unreleased E.T. Game for PlayStation 2 Has Fantastic Music

It’s no secret that the score to the movie E.T., composed by the legendary John Williams, is one of my favorite film scores of all time. So it made me happy to discover this unreleased PlayStation 2 E.T. game and its music on YouTube, in which the composer (Dean Evans, I believe?) incorporated a lot… Continue reading The Unreleased E.T. Game for PlayStation 2 Has Fantastic Music

The Analogue Pocket Sold Out Before I Could Get the Page to Load

Exactly what the title says. I had been looking forward to getting an Analogue Pocket, a fantastic-looking Game Boy clone with very interesting hardware and features, since the day it was announced. Pre-orders sold out in under seven minutes. So annoying, because I had my finger over the buy button at 8am PST on the… Continue reading The Analogue Pocket Sold Out Before I Could Get the Page to Load

I’m Building a Tube Microphone, and I’m Going to Sell It

Believe it or not, this isn’t as hard as it sounds. I’ve built a microphone before. This week I will be challenging myself by building the V-251 vacuum tube microphone kit sold by the company known as Microphone Parts. I’m also going to build their VPS1 premium power supply, and am getting the premium Gotham… Continue reading I’m Building a Tube Microphone, and I’m Going to Sell It